On Saturday 12th October, Kildare Readers Festival features a talk by one of Ireland’s best-known historians Professor Diarmaid Ferriter who will speak on some of the topics explored in his latest book The Revelation of Ireland.
The Transformation of Ireland by Diarmaid Ferriter, published in 2004, was the first survey history of twentieth century Ireland in many years. Now, 20 years later, comes the sequel, The Revelation of Ireland, bringing us exciting new research and insights for 1995 – 2020, a deep dive into a turbulent and exciting period.
Professor Ferriter’s book outlines how Ireland is a strikingly different country now to the one it was in the mid-1990s. Dramatic economic, social and cultural changes, including the Celtic Tiger boom and increasingly secular debate about abortion, the status of women and same-sex marriage underlined the scale of the transformation. The new diversity of the population and literary and musical prowess also revealed a country experiencing rapid alteration. As the Republic enters its second century of independence, and the North continues to grapple with the legacy of the Troubles, Diarmaid Ferriter makes historical sense of post-1990s Ireland, and what lies in the darkest corners of its archives.
Booking
Online bookings subject to €1.50 at KILDARE READERS’ FESTIVAL: The Revelation of Ireland with Diarmaid Ferriter (ticketsolve.com)
Tickets bought at Box Office or by phone not subject to booking fee. Email boxoffice@riverbank.ie or phone 045448327 to avoid booking fee)
Another even that should be of interest to the history community is a discussion between Catherine Corless (social historian) and Abie Philban Bowman (historian and documentary maker) featuring in the ‘Ten Books You Should Read’ event earlier that morning.
All events are free (small booking fee for online bookings)
Details of the line-up for the Festival can be found at Kildare Readers Festival 2024 (kildarecoco.ie)